Man accused of trying to abduct 3-year-old girl from RiverScape

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

The 3-year-old girl was swinging on the swings the evening of Aug. 3 while at the park on East Monument Avenue with her family when McMahon reportedly walked up and tried to abduct her, according to a statement from the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

The man picked up the girl and said, “I came here to take you with me,” according to an affidavit filed by a Five Rivers MetroParks Division of Rangers detective.

Family members were able to get away and fend off McMahan, who was a stranger, the affidavit stated.

McMahon is free on $50,000 bond.

“This case is an example of every parent and caregiver’s worst fear — the taking of their child by a complete stranger. Thankfully, in this case, the little girl’s family members were able to prevent the defendant from taking the child and protected her,” Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. said.